My travelogue on Lansdowne |
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May 13th, 2008, 13:51
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| Maha Guru Member  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi & Himachal Pradesh (Shimla)
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| Taxes are higher..even in Shimla , like i was mentioning, its around the same price.. |
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May 13th, 2008, 13:51
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| Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Delhi, India
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| Is it ok to travel alone to Lansdowne? I can do the 3 day holiday with friends (which is planned for June) to some other place then. |
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May 13th, 2008, 13:52
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| if you are asking from the point of it being safe yes its fine , as long as u dont get lonely easily.. :-) Quote:
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May 13th, 2008, 13:52
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| The Fortunate One  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Road
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Book the 3 AC for Friday night, only Rs.350, sleep through the night, you reach Kotdwara at 6 AM, take the Jeep and around 8 AM you are at Lansdowne. On Sunday the last jeep leaves for Kotdwara at around 5:30 Pm, make sure you get on that it would reach Kotdwara at around 8 pm, you have to spend couple of hours at the station to catch the 10 pm train back.. | |
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May 13th, 2008, 13:54
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| The lake is a 10 minute walk from Fairy Dale..just get out of the gate and take a left... Tiffin top on the other hand is about 30 minutes...uphill...on your way there or back try and check out the museum..very quaint. Quote:
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May 13th, 2008, 13:54
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May 13th, 2008, 13:56
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May 13th, 2008, 14:01
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| That it is but its a nice pretty spot. Plus u have the garden and the cafe at the top which is lovely place to park yourself and read etc... Tell me this is not pretty... Quote:
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May 13th, 2008, 14:07
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| Looking for Peace in Life  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Delhi
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| gr8 post.. .brought back the memories of the place.. went there when i was a kid (8th grade) .. beautiful place... |
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May 13th, 2008, 15:04
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May 13th, 2008, 15:53
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| Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Delhi, India
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| Thanks you guys for all the info! Just looking at a weekend break alone, so it will be great! Anyways, will meet some of you at the indiamike meetup before I leave! |
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May 13th, 2008, 15:58
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi & Himachal Pradesh (Shimla)
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| One did not go to Lansdowne for the lake, dont get me wrong here...one went for other reasons, the lake happened to be there so one paid a visit... |
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May 13th, 2008, 17:49
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May 13th, 2008, 18:11
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There will be car-loads of tourists though, being the summer hols. Better to book from Delhi. Quote:
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Depending on when you want to leave and what suits your schedule, if you want to take a day-train and don't mind an early start you can take the Garhwal Express from Old Delhi - dep 6.55, arr 14.20 (return ride is dep KTW 15.00, arr DLI 21.55) . You'll be in Lansdowne by 3.30 pm. Quote:
 ) in Dhasa. That's an ordinary lake if I ever saw one, even if bigger.Agree with puchoo, you don't go to Lansdowne for the lake. You go for the p&q, and if it's clear the spectacular views from TT. But once there, the lake is ok to visit. Nothing spectacular; even then I found it a bit better than the one in Dhasa. | ||||
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